The long-term management of intractable conflicts and the people involved in them so that they do not escalate out of control and become violent. (from http://www.colorado.edu/conflict/peace/glossary.htm)
The following items are tagged Conflict Management.
Mercy Corps
The Roger Fisher House
9 Waterhouse St.
Cambridge, MA 02138
(617) 354-5444
www.mercycorps.org
Contact: Jenny Vaughan, Program Officer
jvaughan@cr.mercycorps.org
Mercy Corps is a relief and development organization that works amid disasters, conflicts, chronic poverty and instability to unleash the potential of people who can win against nearly impossible odds. Our mission is to alleviate suffering, poverty, and oppression by helping people
The M.I.T.-Harvard Public Disputes Program
512 Pound Hall
Harvard Law School
Cambridge, MA 02138
Managing Directors: David Fairman and Patrick Field
Founder and Senior Advisor: Lawrence Susskind
Contact: Ed Minor
617-844-1113
eminor@cbuilding.org
The Public Disputes Program (PDP) seeks to bring together scholars and professionals to improve the practice of negotiation, mediation, and conflict management in the public sector. The Program undertakes basic and applied
Resolution of Intra-Institutional Disputes
Ombudsperson
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
M.I.T. 10-213
Cambridge, MA 02139
617-253-5921
http://web.mit.edu/ombud
Contact: Mary P. Rowe
mrowe@mit.edu
Non-paid research assistantships are available on a selected basis. Areas of research include: development of intra-institutional dispute resolution systems procedures, scientific and technical disputes within institutions, harassment of all kinds. Particular interest this year: the role of bystanders in conflict management.
To better understand the teaching needs of the mediation community, Negotiation Pedagogy at the Program on Negotiation (NP@PON) organized a Mediation Pedagogy Conference in May of 2009. In advance of the conference, an 18-question online survey was sent to the 175 conference presenters and registered participants. The 75% response rate allowed us to illuminate important
“The Role of Track I actors in Reconciliation: The UN in Iraq”
with
Eileen Babbitt
Date: December 8, 2009
Time: 4-6 PM
Where: CGIS Building, Weatherhead Center for International Affairs,
1737 Cambridge Street, Second Floor, N-262 (Bowie Vernon Room), Cambridge MA
Contact Chair: Donna Hicks (dhicks@wcfia.harvard.edu).
Speaker Bio
Eileen F. Babbitt is Professor of International Conflict Management Practice and Director of the International Negotiation
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When negotiators get along well, creative problem solving is easy. When they become upset, however, they seem to forget everything they know about finding joint gain, to the point of giving up tangible wins simply to inflict losses on the other party. This is especially true in high-profile negotiations that turn nasty. Confronted with negative
“The Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School is a renowned source of expertise in the field,” reported the Boston Globe today in its story, “Iraq latest crucible for Harvard mediation.” Reporting on the work done by conflict resolution professionals at Conflict Management Group in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the report notes that “The blood not spilled
Conflict Resolution Systems for Organizations (DisRes 625)
MCCORMACK GRADUATE SCHOOL OF POLICY STUDIES
SPRING 2011
Instructor:
David Matz
617-287-7489
www.disres.umb.edu
This course is designed to deepen students’ understanding of open and hidden organizational conflict and the formal and informal dispute resolution systems that address or obscure these conflicts. Students will examine different kinds of conflict management systems and the criteria for
Conflict Management: Strategies, Tactics, and Behavior (MMG747)
CAMBRIDGE COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT
FALL 2011
Instructor:
Martha Belden
800-877-4723 X0163
This course explores different conflict management styles and situational considerations available to the individual that impact negotiations. It introduces theories and strategies that characterize the competitive bargaining styles and evaluates the consequences of using each. The course also explores planning, communication,
Conflict Resolution in Multi-Cultural Settings (MMG761)
CAMBRIDGE COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT
SPRING
Instructor:
Shirley Harrell
800-877-4723 X0163
Today’s organizations may face greater potential for conflict than ever before in history. The marketplace, with its increasing competition and globalization, magnifies differences among people in terms of gender, race, ability, age, life orientation, personality, values, perceptions, languages, cultures, and national background. With
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